牧(mù)

HSK 7-98 strokes

surname Mu

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Character information

Pinyin
mù
Meaning
surname Mu
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 牧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰牛攵

A hand 攵 leading an ox 牛

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

牛niú攵pū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 牧 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 牧

Common words using 牧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

mù牧chǎng场
HSK 7-9

pasture

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mù牧mín民
HSK 7-9

herdsman

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jiǒng冏mù牧

minister of the imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding

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dé德mù牧

German shepherd

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fàng放mù牧

to graze (livestock); to herd (livestock)

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dù杜mù牧

Du Mu (803-852) Tang dynasty poet

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mù牧rén人

shepherd

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mù牧qū区

grazing land

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 牧’s common words

场民冏德放杜人区

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